Flags were placed on the lawn in the Boston Common on June 12th, 2016 for Memorial Day. This picture represents how the history of the civil war, this city, and the current patriotic celebrations are intertwined.
Flags were placed on the lawn in the Boston Common on June 12th, 2016 for Memorial Day. This picture represents how the history of the civil war, this city, and the current patriotic celebrations are intertwined.
This picture is of children playing in the winter of 1930 around the statue. This picture is a salute to its presence in Boston between its construction and modern day.
This bas-relief is called the Return from War. It depicts the soldiers returning from war. Children and wives are waiting. Women are holding congratulatory wreaths and the statesmen are welcoming them in the background.
Lewis Hayden (1816-1889) was born a slave and eventually escaped with his wife to settle in Boston. Lewis later became a leader in the abolitionist movement and the Hayden House became a key stop on the Underground Railroad.